http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:28:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you ever managed to get your mind off the exceptional outerwear at Altuzarra (the coat in look 23 is the first thing we're truly coveting this season), you may have noticed that Kasia Struss closed the show—and that she's still a brunette. As a card-carrying member of the "Balenciaga ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2012/02/kasia-struss-brunette-and-loving-it/ If the editor response at Joseph Altuzarra's Fall show was any indication, real women are going to be pretty excited to wear his clothes next season—and that was exactly what hairstylist Paul Hanlon was banking on. "It's like what an everyday girl on the street would wear," he said backstage ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2012/02/eyeliner-is-twice-as-nice-backstage-at-altuzarra/ It was hard to miss Gisele at Alexander Wang yesterday, what with the cavalcade of photographers that followed her around as she moved from hair to makeup to dressing room. But another supe walked among those of us backstage at Pier 94, albeit one that was considerably more difficult to ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2012/02/talking-hair-fairies-with-one-of-fashions-original-curly-girls/ "Did you see Gisele?!" came the flurry of questions when we arrived backstage at Alexander Wang before the designer's Fall show. And while we hadn't spied the Brazilian supe on our initial survey of Pier 94, we did see Frankie Rayder. And Carmen Kass. And Karolina Kurkova. Is that Shalom ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2012/02/boyish-brows-and-bndchen-backstage-at-alexander-wang/ "The casting's really considered, so I thought the hair should be, too," hairstylist Paul Hanlon said backstage at Prabal Gurung yesterday, where the designer's "uncursed"-themed show, which explored the ideas of heaven and hell through periods of black, then blue, then gold and white, necessitated a similarly linear coif. "The ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2012/02/birds-of-paradise-flock-together-backstage-at-prabal-gurung/ Since signing on as the face of Burberry a few seasons ago Cara Delevingne has gone from Poppy's little sister to the girl with the mega brows—in our book at least. Delevingne opened Christopher Bailey's Spring show in London in a world exclusive for Burberry, but that was last season. ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2012/02/cara-delevingne-takes-manhattan/ "When you have a brand with a signature feeling, you kind of just go with it," Redken creative consultant Guido Palau said backstage at Rag & Bone, referencing designers David Neville and Marcus Wainwright's signature style. And so, as she has in nearly every season past, the downtown cool girl ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2012/02/patti-smith-goes-to-india-backstage-at-rag-bone/ One thing that we particularly look forward to when a new season of backstage reporting comes around is the opportunity to discover the bounty of new products that the hair, makeup, and nail teams tote around with them to each show. More often then not, it's an opportunity to get ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2012/02/jam-session/ There is a standard line of questioning that persists backstage at shows that can get fairly monotonous—for both editors and artists. Queries of "what's the inspiration?" or "will this be a big trend next season?" ring out from all angles as camera crews and models scurry through narrow, makeshift alley ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2012/02/orlando-pita-i-have-a-feeling-the-headband-is-going-to-have-a-big-moment-this-season/ After making its debut backstage at Marc Jacobs two seasons ago, the "dominatrix ponytail" has been getting a lot of backstage play. But the high, tight, and totally intimidating updo at Jason Wu this afternoon came with a message that was less fetish and more fighter. "Be strong! Go for ... http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2012/02/ming-dynasty-meets-old-hollywood-backstage-at-jason-wu/